If the Island is to resurrect its failing education system, then the community must return to the fundamental building block of teaching and learning — literacy — Government has said.
The statement was made by Minister of Education Randolph Horton, w...
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Prime Minister Bruce Golding said the Jamaican government must divest all financial holdings in the state-owned airline because the ailing carrier is a drain on the cash-strapped island's budget.
Golding said Air Jamaica has ...
A judge has criticised the Ministry of Education for failing to communicate properly with a teacher and provide her with information about the safety of her working environment.
Puisne Judge Ian Kawaley said yesterday that the case of Ulama Finn-Hend...
DATE: Feb 05, 2008 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Sam Strangeways
The Ministry of Education acted unlawfully in stopping the pay of a teacher who refused to return to work at CedarBridge Academy after she became ill due to a mould allergy, a court heard yesterday.
Mother-of-four Ulama Finn-Hendrickson went on sick ...
DATE: Feb 05, 2008 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Sam Strangeways
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History repeats itself in how sea disaster offenders are dealt with. For example, Capt Joe Hazelwood of the Exxon Valdez disaster in Alaska was sentenced to 1,000 hours of community service, broken out as 200 ...
Are you a young woman who's a real class act? A teen seeking the limelight? An aspiring singer, actress or dancer between 13 and 17 years of age? If you've answered yes to any of these questions, then the Bermuda chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Soro...
It's official: Ten-year-old Nate Lang is Bermuda's best speller.
The Somersfield Academy student stormed to victory in Saturday night's final of Bermuda SpellDown ¿ a night of tension, triumph and even a few tears.
Nate, from Southampton, won a famil...
Government has promised to consult the public on a national energy policy to make the Island more sustainable.
The Green Paper could result in more offshore wind generation and domestic micro-renewable sources, such as wind turbines, Photovoltaic (PV...
Teachers, parents and students hearing the Throne Speech may well have experienced a deep sense of déjà vu — for there was nothing about education which hadn't already been announced.
Government promised to "fix" the education system, give the new Bo...
DATE: Feb 04, 2008 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Sam Strangeways
New United Bermuda Party MP Mark Pettingill has hit out at what he calls the indoctrination of young people by the Progressive Labour Party.
Mr. Pettingill, who won Warwick West as his party fell to its third successive defeat, said the PLP had fough...
